|
Thanks for all the input. No, I would never disgard the thought of another Amazon, due to all Chilli's issues, as I love them so. To me, they (Amazons) are like dogs with wings. But I have been confused about how the larger birds seem to have more nutrition issues and diseases, compared to smaller birds. Probably, as many have said, the longer something lives, the more issues come to light and maybe (some) people simply do not take small birds to vets, although I certainly would. My small ones are just never sick. I can't get the small ones to eat veggies and I change their papers once a day, whereas I changed Chilli's several times a day given her fragility and gave her bottled water, tried to have her eat what she was supposed to eat,whereas small ones drink tap, etc.
I have a friend, who has a small green turtle and she and her husband even take it to the vet, which is nice to hear. Once they had to give it a shot (at home) daily for two weeks and they did (and it recovered)... So, hopefully people do not gauge if an animal is worth saving by size, but I am sure many do, sadly.
|